Summer Fun is on the Way

I apologize for the sparse posting, but we just got through our three day weekend and we're transitioning to life without school right now, as well as a job change for me.

Even though I haven't posted a lot, take a look at that free fun calendar over there! You could stay away from home all day every day in the central Iowa area, and never be bored again. If you missed the latest round of Summer Sanity Savers, you might want to take some time to scroll through all the posts there. As always, if you know of an event or have a question about a place, let me know in the comments or through email and I'll look into it.

I also have to share a little of what we've been doing here. My younger one loves animals of all sorts. We had an opportunity to get some toad eggs from a friend's pond, so we brought a few home. I've been having the kids journal their observations, and I just thought this one was cute. (She just turned 5)

And here are our newly hatched tadpoles.  We are just transferring them to a  larger environment because they're outgrowing their current one.  I'll post a bit more about them later in the month as they grow legs.

BOGO Water at Casey's!

Expires 6/30, so you may be able to use this one a few times.  Click here to get a printable copy.

FREE Stage Acts for 2012 Iowa State Fair Announced

It's almost time for me to start posting about my Iowa State Fair love again!  How does it sneak up so fast?  They've already sent me all the information about pre-buying tickets, and now they've released the list of free acts you can see at the fair this year!  These are always great acts, either up-and-coming newbies or the people we all love, and a lot of great local artists.

Check out the link here for the whole list.  Who are you looking forward to seeing?

I always love The Nadas and The Blue Band for local talent.

Check it out!  Boyz II Men will be here on August 19!

Another GREAT Kindle Deal

Here's a great chance if you've thought about getting a Kindle.  The refurbished Kindle is only $69.  It comes with the same 1 year warranty as the new one, so it's not a high risk to buy the refurbished one.  Through AmazonLocal (this is just like Groupon), you can also get a $20 voucher for the Kindle FREE!  Once you get your voucher, you can buy the refurbished Kindle for only $49.

Awesome!

Click on the pretty picture and you can see all the information.

Amazon Best Albums of 2012 $2.99 each!

This is a short time sale, so get one of these while you can! $2.99 each for whole album MP3 downloads--that's cheaper than buying 3 of the songs off the albums.  See the whole list HERE, and here are a few of my favorites.  I'd guess this will only last the rest of today.